Sasktainable Living

Sasktainable Living Saskatoon-based small business. All about gardening, preserving, and sustainable living!

We’re at the Rosewood Christmas market today with Come say hi and grab some Christmas gifts 🤗
12/06/2025

We’re at the Rosewood Christmas market today with
Come say hi and grab some Christmas gifts 🤗

07/14/2025

Creeping Bellflower is the worst. And this is what it looks like currently.

If only more people understood how ecologically disruptive it is. I’d put it right up there with Garlic Mustard, Buckthorn, and Dame’s Rocket in terms of how complacent we are about allowing it to spread across our landscapes—despite how damaging these species are.

Once Creeping Bellflower is in your yard, good luck getting rid of it.

And get rid of it you should. Pull it, cover it, spray it—I don’t care how you do it. Just know that pulling alone won’t eradicate it, and covering it with a tarp won’t either unless you’re willing to leave it for a very long time. The only ways I’ve successfully removed it are by physically digging out the soil and roots, or using herbicide. If you just let it be, it will completely take over your yard.

Sure, it looks nice—but it has no natural biological controls. Over time, it forms a dense monoculture that prevents other species from surviving. Before you know it, you’ve got an entire hillside covered with nothing but Creeping Bellflower (and maybe a dog peeing on it, too).

Monocultures shouldn’t occur naturally. The only place I’ve ever seen a monoculture as the norm is in salt marshes, where Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina) dominates. Creeping Bellflower blooms all at once, providing floral resources in a short burst, then nothing for the rest of the year. Our native insects didn’t evolve with it—and they can’t depend on it once it becomes the only thing growing.

PLEASE REMOVE YOUR CREEPING BELLFLOWER

07/10/2025

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Need a last minute stocking stuffer or hostess gift? We've got you! Send us a message to order!Pick-up in Brighton 🎄✨
12/20/2023

Need a last minute stocking stuffer or hostess gift? We've got you!

Send us a message to order!

Pick-up in Brighton 🎄✨

Brett and I had a wonderful time at the Rosewood Holiday Market last weekend! It was so great to see some familiar faces...
12/11/2023

Brett and I had a wonderful time at the Rosewood Holiday Market last weekend! It was so great to see some familiar faces and to offer our home made jams and preserves in a market with so many talented vendors🎄

We had the pleasure sharing our booth with the very talented

✨We still have some goodies available so if anything catches your eye just send us a quick message!

✨Our preserves make wonderful hostess gifts and stocking stuffers and are a perfect touch to cheeseboards and charcuterie trays ✨

We’re all set up at the She Christmas Market at Lakewood Church today 9-3:30! Come and say hello!
12/03/2022

We’re all set up at the She Christmas Market at Lakewood Church today 9-3:30!
Come and say hello!

Wow, December 1st! Funny how it sneaks up on us every year!We're back with lots of goodies - jams, preserves, and relish...
12/02/2022

Wow, December 1st! Funny how it sneaks up on us every year!
We're back with lots of goodies - jams, preserves, and relishes. We also have some new flavours that we've gotten really great feedback about.

Have you ever tried a strawberry jam made with balsamic vinegar and ground pepper?
How about a boozy rhubarb and orange jam?
Or a strawberry wine jelly?

We offer a variety of sizes, so you can buy that perfect hostess gift, stocking stuffer, or a family size jar of your favourite jam!

Of course, our unsweetened apple sauce made with only hand picked local apples deserves a shout out too!

To order, please send us a message.

We are setting up at the market with lots of jams and preserves. We’d love to see you! Come say hello and pick up a coup...
11/26/2022

We are setting up at the market with lots of jams and preserves. We’d love to see you! Come say hello and pick up a couple treats

We are here at the Rosewood Family Fun Day and Market in the Park with , who makes wonderful pottery! Come say hello! ...
08/27/2022

We are here at the Rosewood Family Fun Day and Market in the Park with , who makes wonderful pottery!
Come say hello!

What a beautiful sight ❤️
08/04/2022

What a beautiful sight ❤️

I spy with my little eye… swipe to see our baby watermelons! 🥰Let me tell you… irrigation has been an game changer! ...
07/30/2022

I spy with my little eye… swipe to see our baby watermelons! 🥰

Let me tell you… irrigation has been an game changer!

07/29/2022

Did you know? You can plant a garden on the city-owned strip of grass in front of your house. The City has boulevard garden guidelines to help you keep this unconventional garden space beautiful.

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